Stamp-pad



M. RUSSO. STAMP PAD. APPLlcmo'vNzflLEn MAR. 1a, 1919.

1,363,01 7. Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

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.Pcaal Russo, f www ATTORNEYS H tlltl STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL RUSSO, OF ELZABET-I, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO FULTON SPECIALTY CO., A. CGBPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1929.

Application led March 13, 1919. Serial No. 282,267.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MICHAEL RUSSO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stamp-Pads; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates,

provements in inking pads; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel construction of stamp or inking pad, with a view of providing a pad having a smooth and unyielding inking-face or surface, to which the stamp is applied, such smooth and unyielding surface, when ap plying the stamp, preventing too much ink being taken up by the stamp, consequently overcoming the usual and objectionable filling of the type, and thereby avoiding blurred and imperfect impressions.

The present invention has for its further principal object to provide alstamp or inking pad comprising in addition'to a main pad-base, and an upper member, in the form of a slab or block of wood which is cut across the grain, to provide porosity and readily absorb ink, an inter-disposed layer of felt, or similar material, said felt acting as an ink-reservoir, and making the pad self-inking.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time more particularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the said invention.

l.Vith the various objects of the present invention in view, the said invention consists, primarily, in the novel stamp or inking pad hereinafter set forth; and, the invention consists, furthermore, in the novel arrangement and combination of the various parts thereof, all of which will be more fully described in the following specification.

rl`he invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a plan view of a stamp or inking pad made according to the principles of the present invention, the pad being shown generally, to imarranged in a metal box or casing, the hinged cover of the latter being represented in its open position; and Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, said section being taken on line 2-2 in said Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the said above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the said drawings, the reference-character l indicates the main base or support of the stamp or inking pad, this base or support being made of wood or other suitable material, and of suitable thickness to give stability and prevent warping of the pad. Suitably mounted upon said main base or support l is a correspondingly cut member or element 2, preferably felt, or similar fabric, which can be readily saturated with the ink, and suitably mounted upon said member or element 2 is a third member 3 of an unyielding absorbent material, such as wood, preferably bass wood. This third member consists of a slab or bl'ock of wood which has been cut across the `grain from a main block, so as to provide an open grain or porous slab which will readily absorb the ink,'and owing to its porosity and the capillary attraction will readily become impregnated with the ink from the saturated felt-member 2 which acts as a reservoir for the storing of the ink,

as will be clearly evident.

The slab or block 3 has its upper surface 4 made smooth, so that the ink will not be unevenly distributed over said surface. Disposed over the said upper surface 4C, and inclosing the several members 1, 2 and 3 in their assembled relation is a covering or envelop 5 of a thin fabric, such as linen or the like, thesame extending down the marginal edge-portions of the assembled members, and being suitably secured upon the back of the main base or support 1.

The pad thus produced is usually placed in a metal shell, box or casing, as 6, having a hinged lid or cover 7 but such box or casing, while advantageous, is not essential and may be omitted, if desired.

I claim 1. A stamp-pad consisting of an unyielding absorbent material impregnated with ink, said absorbent material having a smooth surface, and a thin fabric covering mounted over said smooth surface.

2. A stamp-pad consisting of a base, a

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member of feit mounted upon said base, said base, said feitemember being impregnated felt-member being,` impregnated With ink, an with ink, a slab of Wood mounted upon said unyielding absorbent material also impregfeit-member, said slabbeing eut across the nated With ink mounted upon said felt-memgrain thereof, so as to be adapted to absorb 5 ber, said absorbent material having a smooth ink, said slab of Wood having a smooth sur- 20 surface, and a thin fabric coveringl mounted face, and a thin fabric Covering mounted, over said smooth surface. over the smooth surface of said slab of Wood.

3. A stamp-pad consisting of a slab of In testimony that I claim the invention set Wood out across the grain thereof, so as` to forth above I have hereunto set my hand l0 be adapted to absorb ink, Said slab of Wood this 10th day 0f March, 1919.

having a smooth surface, and a thin fabric covering mounted over the smooth surface MICHAEL RUSSO' of said slab of wood. Y VJitnesses:

4., A stamp-pad consisting of a base of E. ROGERS UNDERWOOD, 15 Wood, a member of felt mounted upon said R. A. WHITE. 

